The Bible as Music

Matthew 27:45-46,50; Luke 23:44,46 [Latin]

⁴⁵ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour.

⁴⁶ And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

⁵⁰ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

—

⁴⁴ And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

⁴⁶ And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.

—

English translation of Latin text from Choral Public Domain Library:

There was darkness over the earth when the Jews crucified Jesus:
and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice:
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

• And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

V. Jesus cried with a loud voice and said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.

• And he bowed his head and gave up the ghost.

—

Tenebrae factae sunt, H129, composed by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)

SHEET MUSIC

Tenebrae Factoe Sunt. (Chant (Basse) et Ensemble Divers/Partition). By Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645-1704). For bass voice and varied ensemble. Score. Published by Alphonse Leduc (AH.AL30290).